Essence "The Beach House" Trend Edition - Preview

Everything is better at the beach! Clear blue skies and the endless open space of the ocean: essence will be experiencing some unforgettable moments down by the sea with the trend edition “the beach house” from mid June until mid July 2016. Aquatic turquoise and petrol, sandy shades, off-white and pink as well as coral as contrasting colours create a light, summery make-up look. Four nail polishes with maritime effects like the “water shine” finish ensure cool styles and the beach glow fluid provides sunshine girls with a light tan. And to make sure that all beach beauties don’t have to go without their favorite products when they are out and about, there’s a mini beach bag with plenty of room for essential beauty pieces. Every summer writes its own story, especially when you spend it with your best friends… and essence!

Essence The Beach House - Duo Eyeshadow

 
Beach beauty! Two eyeshadows with fresh colour combinations – ivory-sand and white-coral – create gorgeous colour effects on the eyes. The cool zig-zag embossment on the surface is a true eye-catcher, too! 

Available in 01 build me a sandcastle! and 02 sea you soon!.

Essence The Beach House - Core Lipstick

 
Shiny lips. The core lipsticks in coral and pink provide the lips with a summery touch of colour. Thanks to the contrasting shade of the core, the colours blend to create unique results in a “beach bleached” look. 

Available in 01 beachy keen and 02 a summer kinda girl.

Essence The Beach House - Beach Glow Fluid

 
TANtastic! The beach glow fluid ensures a gorgeous complexion – just like you’ve spent the day at the beach. You can add targeted highlights to your face and neckline with the light texture. Alternative, the fluid can be mixed with a day cream to create a subtle glow. 

Available in 01 girls just wanna have sun. 30 ml.

Essence The Beach House - Duo Blush

 
Fun in the sun. The two-tone blush in pink-coral gives the cheeks a fresh look. The soft surface of the blush is also decorated with the cool zig-zag embossment. 

Available in 01 give me vitamin sea!.

Essence The Beach House - Kabuki Brush

 
Surf those waves! The kabuki brush with soft and supple synthetic bristles is ideal for the duo blush, but can also be used with all other powder textures – no matter whether loose or pressed. In a zig-zag pattern with starfish designs and a cute message. 

Available in 01 don't make a wave!.

Essence The Beach House - Nail Polish

 

See the sea. Maritime nail styles reminiscent of the sparkling surface of the ocean or fresh salt water. Pink and coral have a “water shine effect”, whit surprises with a “sea salt effect” and blue convinces with a matt finish on the nails. 

Available in 01 beachy keen, 02 a summer kinda girl, 03 sandy toes & salty kisses and 04 splish splash.

Essence The Beach House - Tip Guides

Ocean-styles! Whether stripes, waves or a zig-zag design – with the three nail templates, unique nail styles with a maritime look are super easy to create! 

Available in 01 beach, please!.

Essence The Beach House - Mini Beach Bag

 
Welcome bag at the beach. All products needed at the beach are sure to fit in this sweet cosmetics bag. It is sure to spread some summer flair with its mini beach bag look and zig-zag design. 

Available in 01 i'll be bag soon...

REVIEW: Oriflame Love Nature Face Toner

Hey everyone :)

I wanted to do this review because the Oriflame Love Nature tea tree range has been my hoily grail for years. I've been struggling with spots/acne when I was a teenager and it was really, really bad. I tried a lot of different products, from quite expensive ones to the less. This whole range helped me immediately and it really is affordable.

The tea tree range is meant for oily skin, but it works amazing for me and I have combination skin. Today I have for you a review of the face toner.

It comes in a transparent bottle and has a white screw cap. I think it's travel friendly, but it can be bulky, since the bottle isn't that small. It's light green colour with liquid consistency. You simply need to pour a small amount of the toner onto the cotton pad and swipe it gently over your face. It absorbs almost instantly. Feels nice and cool on the skin, it controls oil and keeps my skin oil free for a long time.

My only complaint with this toner is that it contains alcohol. It does have a strong tea tree scent and some people may not like it.

PROS:

- keeps skin smooth and oil free

- contains tea tree

- prevents pimples from occurring
- soothes and treats acne

CONS:

- contains alcohol

- strong tea tree scent might bother some people

I would highly recommend this range for people with oily/combination skin. It not only makes skin clean and oil free, but keeps pimples at bay.

Hope you enjoyed, Kisses,

Katja :)

200 Followers - GIVEAWAY! :)

Hello loves <3

As you may know, my blog has recently hit 200 followers! I can't even say how much I appreciate all of the support from you guys, every single one of you is appreciated. My blog would be nothing without you, hence another giveaway! :) Thank you!

Open Internationally ;)

What's the prize?

- Essence 2 in 1 Hand&Nail Balm

- Essence Silky Touch Blush - 90 Summer Dreaming

- Essence I Love Trends Nail Polish - 17 Indigo To Go

- Avon Care Cocoa Butter Lip Balm

- Avon Naturals Rose Water

RULES:

- you have to follow me through GFC

- follow me on instagram @confessionsofamakeupshopaholic

- share with your friends on Facebook etc.(optional, but very appreciated and can give you another entry!)

- comment bellow and write your email so I can contact you if you win :)

I will pick a winner with Random.org. The giveaway is open until 1st of June. Good luck! ;)

 

Kisses

Katja

REVIEW: Essence "Wake Up, Spring!" LE - 01 Hello Sunshine Blush

Hey loves :3

I know I'm late to the party, but I still wanted to review a blush from one of the latest Essence's limited editions - Wake Up, Spring!, because you can still find it in some stores. This limited edition looked really cute, but I only bought myself the nail stickers and a blush in 01 Hello Sunshine :)

The cute packaging totally sold me and you're soon gonna see why ;) I like the colour as well, it's a classic peach. I do however have similar colours in my collection so it's nothing special.

It's more on the sheer side, but you can layer it.

It has an additional compartment underneath and an integrated mirror. It also has a cute quote written, now you see why the packaging sold me completely :P The only thing I wish it was made more sturdy, since the middle part where the blush/mirror is, is very loose and I'm always scared I'll broke the mirror or something because it wobbles all the time.

All in all I think it's a nice blush. Definitely a collector's piece since the packaging is beautiful :D

PROS:
- cute packaging
- nice peachy colour
- integrated mirror

CONS:
- I'd like the packaging to be more sturdy
- sheer, but can be buildable

Hope you enjoyed! :)

Kisses,
Katja

New In - April

Hey loves :3 Today I'll share with you my new additions that I bought in April ;)

Oriflame Body Cream

Balea Spray-On Bodylotion

Palmolive Milk & Rose Petals Hand Soap

Balea Milde Seife

Avon Gel Shine Top Coat

Oriflame Love Nature Face Toner

Elf Eyelid Primer - Sheer

Maybelline The Rocket Volum Express Mascara - Black

Makeup Revolution Flawless Matte Eyeshadow Palette

Elf Glitter Eyeshadow - Nice naughty

Essence Eyebrow Designer - 02 Brown

Elf Liquid Eyeliner - Copper

Manhattan Easy Match Make Up - 32 Classic Ivory

Maybelline 24h Super Stay Lipstick

Let me know if you want to see a review of anything ;)

Kisses,

Katja

May Inspirations

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Empties #18

Hello everyone :)

I've been accumulating empties for about a month now, so it was time to write this post already :)

Enjoy guys! :) 

Felce Azzurra Dolceprotezione Shower Gel - My mom gave me this shower gel because she did not like the smell of it and guess what.. I didn't like it either. It smelled horrible. The price of these is quite high so I was really disappointed. 

Repurchase: Definitely not!

Avon Senses Sensual Mystique Exotic Rose & Jasmine - a creamy shower gel that I really enjoyed. It had a gentle smell and I do usually like Avon's shower gels so I keep repurchasing different scents when the big bottles - 500 ml are on sale.

Repurchase: Yes, but different scent.

Green Line Refreshing Tonic - with lemongrass and cucumber extracts. It's suppose to be for soothing your skin, tightening pores and preventing new spots from forming. I didn't see the tightening of the pores, but otherwise I liked it. The smell was refreshing and it made my skin feel really clean.

Repurchase: Maybe.

Oriflame Tea Tree Purifying Wash & Tone Gel with organic tea tree oil - my holy grail. I've had very bad acne prone skin when I was a teenager and the only thing that helped me with getting rid of acne/spots was the tea tree line from Oriflame, so it has a soft spot in my heart for sure. The smell can be too much for some people because it does smell like tea tree and it's quite intense. 

Repurchase: Yes! I did already.

Green Line Basic Moisturizing Cream for normal and mixed skin - I threw the packaging away but I think it contained a green apple extract. I have combination skin - oily/dry and I really loved this cream. It felt very moisturizing but not too much so my oily side of the skin wouldn't absorb it and it would just sit on it :D The smell was also nice, quite refreshing honestly. I enjoyed it a lot.

Repurchase: I will in the future.

Balea Streichelzarte Pflege - a nice cream for sensitive skin type. I did enjoy it, but it was average. I prefer the green line cream I have mentioned above.

Repurchase: I think I have one left, but than probably no.

Balea Active Deospray - smelled refreshing and I liked it. Even if it says it's for "active" people it actually didn't last any longer on me than their normal deodorants. But I do constantly buy Balea deodorants since they do last quite a long time and they're extremely affordable.

Repurchase: Different scent.

Balea Sensitive Deo Roll-On - it had a nice gentle scent to it and I enjoyed it as all the other deo roll on's from Balea. 

Repurchase: Different scent.

Sephora Triple Action Gentle Makeup Remover Gel - obviously a sample. It's suppose to cleanse, moisturize and soothe. It doesn't have any scent to it and I liked that because sometimes a scent can be very overpowering. I enjoyed using this product, it cleansed my skin really nicely.

Purchase: Maybe.

Bioderma Sebium Micelle Solution Sample - I didn't really like it, it felt drying and didn't seem to clean my skin very well.

Purchase: No.

Avon Ideal Shade Light Makeup (Nude) - this was a light foundation, didn't give much coverage but I liked it in the summer and when I didn't want or need a full coverage foundation. It's unfortunately discontinued now.

Repurchase: No, because it's discontinued.

Balea Face Mask - sorry I don't know a proper name of this face mask, since the other half is gone already and there was the name :P It smelled like sea and cleaned my face nicely.

Repurchase: I might in the future, I have too many face masks at the moment.

Avon Colortrend Top Coat (Silver Plated) - I love glitters so this nail polish was no exception :) I liked it a lot and you can see a manicure with it here -> click.

Repurchase: I think they're not selling it anymore.


I hope you enjoyed & Happy May guys! :)

Kisses,
Katja